Broome Catches
Picture: Land based caught barramundi (photo courtesy of @matty_cox)
Fishers have been catching some nice spanish mackerel from the shore at Cable Beach and Gantheaume Point. Whole mulies suspended from a float and cast into the bait schools has been an affective method on the 8 to 15kg mackerel. Sailfish continue to be encountered in waters off Barred Creek and near the shoals out from there.
Sailfish catches have been fewer than in past seasons due to the billfish feeding on baitfish that are of less than a couple of inches in length. Bluebone and snapper are the main species being picked up in Roebuck Bay, which has also been fishing well for threadfin salmon. The water temperature is largely affecting barramundi activity in the Fitzroy River and the local creeks.
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